Updated on February 25, 2021 at 8:25 am
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Authorities on Wednesday identified the mother and son found dead in a New Jersey pond the prior evening, though are withholding the name of the woman s 6-year-old son, who alerted others to call 911 with his cries for help, a source said.
Warda Syed, 35, and her 11-year-old son, Uzair Ahmed, were discovered in a pond in the Upper Pond section of Grace Lord Park in Boonton around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. A 6-year-old boy, also confirmed to be Syed s child, was at the scene unharmed. A law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the case told News 4 he was screaming for his mother, which prompted others to call 911.
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